Tuta (footballer, born 1950)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Margarido Rodrigues Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Botucatu, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Corinthians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1970 | Portuguesa | 15 | (0) |
| 1970 | Corinthians | 1 | (0) |
| 1971–1980 | Ponte Preta | 390 | (33) |
| 1981 | Independente-SP | ||
| 1981 | Anapolina | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 | |||
João Margarido Rodrigues Alves (born 31 August 1950), better known as Tuta, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Career[edit]
A winger, Tuta was trained in the Corinthians youth ranks, but in 1967, he began his professional career with Portuguesa de Desportos, aged just 17. He made 15 appearances for the club, but without scoring goals. In 1970 he returned to Corinthians but was used in just one game,[1] moving to Ponte Preta, a club for which he played throughout the 1970s, including playing against Corinthians (with Zé Maria) in the historic final of the 1977 Campeonato Paulista.[2] He also played for Independente de Limeira and Anapolina.[3][4]
Personal life[edit]
Tuta is brother of also footballers Zé Maria and Marco Antônio, and uncle of Fernando Lázaro.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Tuta, ex-jogador do Corinthians". Meu Timão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Tuta, um ponteiro que duelou com o irmão Zé Maria". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "TUTA: brilhou na Ponte Preta nos anos 70". Memória do Esporte (in Portuguese). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Que fim levou? Tuta (João Margarido Rodrigues Alves)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- Tuta at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Men's association football wingers
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- Associação Portuguesa de Desportos players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Independente Futebol Clube players
- Associação Atlética Anapolina players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Footballers from São Paulo (state)
- People from Botucatu